1. Chapter 10, Section 5: World War I  ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Georgians contribute to World War I? Georgia and the American Experience

2. I. World War I 1914-1918 Allied Powers Leading Countries Central Powers Leading Countries  France  Great Britain  Russia  United States (joined in 1917)  Germany  Austria-Hungary  President Woodrow Wilson declared the US would be a neutral country. What does “neutral” mean?

3. II. Eugene Jacques Bullard  First African American combat pilot – from Columbus, GA  Enlisted in French Foreign Legion: 1914  Flew combat missions against Germany  US Army Air Force refused his services Why did Bullard fight so strongly for France?

4. III. The US Enters the War  President Wilson worked to keep the US out of the war  1915: German submarine sank passenger ship Lusitania killing 128 Americans  1917: submarine attacks resumed sinking American ships

5.  Zimmerman telegram: Germany tried to get Mexico to attack the US  Wilson finally joined the Allied powers III. The US Enters the War (Continued) What states would Mexico have gotten back?

6. IV. Georgia and WWI  About 100,000 Georgians volunteered to join the US military  Camp Benning used to train infantry troops  Georgians contributed manufactured goods and farm produce  3,000 young Georgians killed in the war  Selective Service Act – Georgian farmers were against it  Ended November 11, 1918: Armistice

7. What do these propaganda posters mean to you?